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If you didn’t make it to the farmers market this week, a visit to Kali will tell you what’s in season now. Chef Kevin Meehan’s local, seasonal fare is a breath of fresh air for the more established restaurant scene of Larchmont Village.

Filmmaker Grace Lee’s new documentary, Off the Menu: Asian America, is a road trip into the kitchens, factories, temples, farms and lives of Asian Pacific Americans that explores what they eat as a reflection of these ever-evolving communities.

Chef Carlos Salgado of Taco María is rallying the effort to protect and preserve Mexican Heirloom corn after a federal court overturned a two-year-old ban that had prevented biotech companies from planting their genetically modified corn in Mexico.

This year’s pie contestants competed across a range of seven different categories ranging from Fruit, Savory, Cooked Custard, Cream, Nut and Vegan, along with a special “World” category. The competition was fierce, with so many creative entries submitted for each of the categories.

Russell Moore of Oakland’s Camino has been called the “ninja of California live-fire cooking” by Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This recipe comes to us from his new cookbook, This is Camino.

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week, he spotlights the Hanoi-style phở bắc at Pho Filet in South El Monte and its sister restaurant, Pho Filet 2, in Rosemead.